Patent search ap:("DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES Page INC.") AND inv:"Stuart Paul Macey"

1.

发明申请
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING-ENABLED PLATFORM FOR MODULAR CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES USING DEFINITION NODES 审中-公开

公开(公告)号：US20190391563A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16439615

申请日：2019-06-12

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Stuart Paul Macey , David Charles O'Connell , Kevin Robert Czinger , Broc William TenHouten , Narender Shankar Lakshman , Jon Paul Gunner , Antonio Bernerd Martinez

IPC: G05B19/4099 , B33Y50/02 , B22F3/00 , B60K1/00 , B62D65/00 , G06F17/50

Abstract: A platform for building a plurality of vehicle types is disclosed. In an embodiment, a facility may include a processing system for designing a plurality of definition nodes for a vehicle and identifying a relative position for each definition node. Based on the design, the internal volume and other vehicle parameters can be determined. The facility includes a 3-D printer for additively manufacturing the definition nodes. In an embodiment, a plurality of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) parts are acquired and the definition nodes are designed to interface with the COTS parts. The facility may also include a station, or primary location where the major portions of the vehicle are assembled. In another embodiment, multiple such geographically-distributed facilities can be used, such that one facility can manufacture a desired vehicle type on behalf of another facility, e.g., in the event of an overflow.

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发明授权
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of transport structures 有权

公开(公告)号：US10303159B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15604624

申请日：2017-05-24

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Kevin Robert Czinger , Broc William TenHouten , Richard W. Hoyle , Donald J. Christian , Stuart Paul Macey , Antonio Bernerd Martinez

IPC: G05B19/00 , B33Y50/00 , G05B19/4099 , B33Y50/02 , B22F3/105

Abstract: Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of vehicles are provided. An additive manufacturing apparatus can include a printer that additively manufactures structures for a vehicle, and multiple analysis components. Each analysis component can receive information based on a design model of the vehicle and analyze the information based on an analysis factor. Each analysis component analyzes the information based on a different analysis factor. An integrator can receives the analyzed information from the analysis components, update the design model based on the analyzed information, and determine whether the updated design model satisfies criteria. If the updated design model satisfies the criteria, the integrator determines printing instructions for the printer to print one or more structures of the vehicle based on the updated design model, and if the updated design model does not satisfy the criteria, the integrator sends information based on the updated design model to the analysis components.

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发明授权
Methods and apparatus for additively manufactured exoskeleton-based transport structures 有权

公开(公告)号：US10751800B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15659601

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Broc William TenHouten , Kevin Robert Czinger , Stuart Paul Macey , David Charles O'Connell , Jon Paul Gunner , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Narender Shankar Lakshman

IPC: B22F3/15 , B22F3/00 , B62D27/02 , B62D31/02 , B62D65/02 , G06F17/50 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/124 , B22F3/115 , B23K26/00 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/08 , B23K26/144 , B23K26/14 , G06F30/15 , B28B1/00 , B33Y50/00 , B33Y80/00 , B22F3/105 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/21 , B23K101/00

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to additively manufactured vehicle exterior structures, designed to enclose the vehicle surface and support required operational loads. The vehicle structure includes cavities into which components that require an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle structure. The structure may be 3-D printed using multiple printing techniques applied in parallel or in series. In an embodiment, the components and structure are modular, use multiple materials and manufacturing techniques, and enable reparability and replacement of single parts.

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发明申请
INTERCONNECTED DEFLECTABLE PANEL AND NODE AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME 审中-公开

公开(公告)号：US20180354204A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15616620

申请日：2017-06-07

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： John Russell Bucknell , Eahab Nagi El Naga , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Stuart Paul Macey

IPC: B29C65/00 , B29C67/00 , B29C65/54 , B33Y80/00

CPC classification number: B29C66/12463 , B29C65/542 , B29C67/0051 , B33Y80/00

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus including an additively manufactured node having a socket. The apparatus includes a panel interconnected with node. The panel includes opposing surface layers and a core between at least a portion of the surface layers. The socket engages an end portion of the panel and shapes the surface layers on the end portion of the panel.

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发明授权
Automated wrapping of components in transport structures 有权

公开(公告)号：US10994876B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16011583

申请日：2018-06-18

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Jon Paul Gunner , Alex James Hamade , Narender Shankar Lakshman , Stuart Paul Macey

IPC: B65B41/14 , B65B57/06 , B65B41/10 , B65B35/20 , B65B57/04 , B65B57/14 , B65B33/04 , B65B57/12

Abstract: An automated wrapping technique for vehicle components is disclosed. A component to be wrapped is secured to a fixture, which in turn is coupled to an actuator. A grabber arm grabs a length of wrap from a feed roll. The grabber arm removes the backing and spreads the wrap over the component. The actuator pushes the component upward until the wrap contacts the component surface. An applicator may concurrently smooth the wrap and evacuate trapped air. The wrap may be cut around the periphery of the component, and hemmed. A controller provides instructions to automate the wrapping mechanism.

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发明授权
Methods and apparatus for additively manufactured endoskeleton-based transport structures 有权

公开(公告)号：US10940609B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US15659607

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Kevin Robert Czinger , Broc William TenHouten , Stuart Paul Macey , David Charles O'Connell , Jon Paul Gunner , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Narender Shankar Lakshman

IPC: B62D65/02 , B62D25/00 , B33Y80/00 , B21B1/00 , B28B1/00 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/38 , B23K26/40 , B23K26/00 , B22F3/105 , B22F5/10 , G06F30/15 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/153 , B22F3/00 , B62D27/02 , B23K101/28 , B23K103/10 , B29C64/10 , B23K103/08 , B23K103/14 , B23K103/04 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/21 , B23K101/00 , B22F3/115

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an additively manufactured transport structure. The transport structure includes cavities into which components that use an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle. In an embodiment, the components and frame are modular, enabling reparability and replacement of single parts in the event of isolated failures.

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发明申请
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED EXOSKELETON-BASED TRANSPORT STRUCTURES 审中-公开

公开(公告)号：US20190030605A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US15659601

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Broc William TenHOUTEN , Kevin Robert Czinger , Stuart Paul Macey , David Charles O'Connell , Jon Paul Gunner , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Narender Shankar Lakshman

IPC: B22F3/115 , B28B1/00 , B22F3/00 , B62D27/02 , B62D31/02 , B62D65/02 , G06F17/50 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/124

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to additively manufactured vehicle exterior structures, designed to enclose the vehicle surface and support required operational loads. The vehicle structure includes cavities into which components that require an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle structure. The structure may be 3-D printed using multiple printing techniques applied in parallel or in series. In an embodiment, the components and structure are modular, use multiple materials and manufacturing techniques, and enable reparability and replacement of single parts.

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发明申请
AUTOMATED WRAPPING OF COMPONENTS IN TRANSPORT STRUCTURES 审中-公开

公开(公告)号：US20190002143A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US16011583

申请日：2018-06-18

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Jon Paul GUNNER , Alex James Hamade , Narender Shankar Lakshman , Stuart Paul Macey

IPC: B65B41/14 , B65B57/06 , B65B57/04 , B65B35/20 , B65B41/10

Abstract: An automated wrapping technique for vehicle components is disclosed. A component to be wrapped is secured to a fixture, which in turn is coupled to an actuator. A grabber arm grabs a length of wrap from a feed roll. The grabber arm removes the backing and spreads the wrap over the component. The actuator pushes the component upward until the wrap contacts the component surface. An applicator may concurrently smooth the wrap and evacuate trapped air. The wrap may be cut around the periphery of the component, and hemmed. A controller provides instructions to automate the wrapping mechanism.